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'^ A tE--A good ten-acre home
FOR ba Ad dress P. 0. Box 76. West
#&: v 32-4t
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nR SALE— 80 acres improved:
«ater front; 20 acres cleared;
*i land and level; stock and im
*•»;' ts . 7-ruom house; $4,000.
letter. Richardson. Wash. 35-4
NOTICE
« ft hunting or trespassing allowed
our premises during the 1912
! *tin 2 season.
nting Frank Guard
John Taylor
JH _______ ,
K-01ICE TO HUNTERS — You
hereby notified that all persons
iJLssing on my premises for the
tre; DO c C of hunting will be prosecu
nlto the fullest extent of the law.
tome Andrews. Friday Harbor.
I \v Copeland. of Dayton, Ohio,
chased a bottle of Chamberlain's
•Incrh Remedy for his boy who had
cold and before the bottle was
II u «ed the boys cold was gone.
■that not better than to pay a five
lol'ar doctor bill? For sale by
riday Harbor Drug Co.
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DON'T NEGLECT
YOUR WATCH
A WATCH is a delicate piece
of machinery. It calls for
less attention than most
machinery, but must be cleaned
and oiled occasionally to keep
perfect time,
With proper care a Waltham,
Watch will keep perfect time
for a lifetime It will pay you
well to let us clean your watch
every 12 or 18 months.
HERMAN FREDELL
Friday Harbor, Washington
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% Optometrist Optician 9%
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I Sew York Dentists, 1nc..1
I Best Grade, Painless Dent- 1
I istry at the Lowest Prices in I
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I ALL WORK COVERED BY A . I
I WRITTEN 10-YEAR GUAR- 1
I ANTEE. I
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I Gold Fillings 1.00 up I
I Bridgework 3.50 up i
I Crowns 3.50 up I
I Examinations and Estimates I
I Free f
S York Dental Parlors I
INCORPORATED , 1
on BELLINGHAM i
SEATTLE EVERETT 1
Steamer
Rosalie
Carrying Passengers and Freight
Leaves SEATTLE from COLMAN
3* Sundays, Tuesdays and
Thursdays at 11 p. m . f or Port
nseni, Richardson, Argyle,
B??' FRIDAY HARBOR, Roche
? arbor Deer Harbor, West Sound,
ini4F ast Sound» Rosario, Olga,
ffELLINGHAM. Leaves BELL
n<S Matß p- m- Mondays, Wed-
JJays and Fridays for Anacortes
fr -beattle direct. Passengers "and
Jgnt f or Seat { let Bellingham
Point ,° rteS> *rom any island
fiosa] 1 Wi" be picked UP by the
Seattl On rT the outgoing trip from
On p le- The most beautiful trip
uget Sound, the route winding
C lovely islands of the SaD
ttraHc Pelago and crossing the
'« ten Juan de Fuca, affording
CaS Bers the finegt views of the
jtjp c and Olympic mountains.
t INLAND NAVIGATION CO.*
battle, Washington.
San }van J&> Island
Areas4Sq.Mne 8 Pop. 1.500
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Shoes—You can do better at
Murray & Son's
PIGS FOR SALE at Dougherty's,
South End. Phone No. 4 2-t.
Dr. Capron was a caller on Lopez
island the last of the week.
Mrs. Wm. Randies visited at Port
Stanley the first of the week.
Mrs. L. J. Backman of Orcas,
was shopping at the county seat yes
terday.
FOUND—Row boat; name "Fair
home" printed on seat. J. Olsen.
A. P. A. Trap. 4t
W. E. Sutherland of Orcas. was
attending to business here during
the day yesteiday.
Ihe ladies' embroidery club, re
cently forrr.ed, met with Mrs. N. E.
Churchill Monday evening.
L. J. Irwin gave an interesting
talk Wednesday morning before the
high school students.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hemphil! were
Bellingham passengers Wednesday
morning on the City of Anacortes.
Wanted: Girl to assist^ with
house work for board, while attend
ing school. Address B. X., Island
er office.
Wm. Jakles went Wednesday with
his boat Klatawa to take a loa<? of
grain fom the B. E. Jerffries place
to Pt. Townsend.
H. Fredell, who has occupied the
rooms next to his jewelry shop as a
residence, has moved into the Sand
with house on Argyle avenue.
James C. Waugh, candidate for
judge of this judicial district, was
in the city the latter part of last
week sizing up election possibilities.
Foreman Gibson, of the new
school house, was attending to mat
ters in connection with material for
the building, at Anacortes, yester
day.
The new residence being built for
Alva Carter on Argyle avenue, is
ready for lathing and plastering,
and the painters are beginning their
woik this week.
Ihe city council met in special
session Monday evening to fix the
tax levy for the ensuing year. The
law provides that the council meet
for this purpose the first Monday in
October.
The smaller portion of N. E. Chur
chill's store building is being low
ered to the street grade, and will be
rearranged and a new front put in
preparatory to occupyancy by H.Fre
dell, the jeweler.
The next meeting of the Pomona
Grange will take place in this city
on the last Tuesday in the month—
the 22nd inst. A special program
is being arranged, and an unusually
interesting meeting is anticipated.
Attention is called to the notice in
another place of the closing of the
registration books. Any who fail to
register before next Tuesday, the
15th, will lose their opportunity for
voting at the general election. Nov.
5.
There have been about 450 hunt
ers' licenses issued in the county
since September 1. This means
much ammunition, much sport and
considerable game. This is an un
usually good season and those so in
clined are taking advantage of it.
Wm. Randies, th? R. F. D. mail
carrier, has extra duties to per
form just now. He is compelled to
segregate all his mail matter into
its several classifications and weigh
them separate each day all this
month and next, sending the report
into the government ,
Dr Rudow received from the
Petaluma Kennels, California. Mon
day, a fine young pedigreed English
setter. There are a few good^ped
igreed setters on the island and this
new strain will be enthusiastically
welcomed by the local lovers of
really well bred dogs.
J A. McCormick has contracted
for an acetyline lighting system for
his photograph gallery. It: will in
clude an outside street light which
will be a big improvement to the
upper end of Spring street. Mr
McCormick says the acetyline light
is unexcelled for photographic pur
poses. ;:.V;;
Chas. McKay met with an acci
dent last Thursday which has kept
him pretty quiet for a days.
While building a fireplace for Jo..
Sandwith last Thursday the^scaff
olding gave way, and he fell m such
a way as to bring his entire weight
on one leg. seriously straining it.
He is about again, but not quite so
sprightly.
Gene C. Gould has been at Seattle
most of the week.
Mrs. G.B. Driggs was an Anacor
tes visitor Saturday.
David Fountain was a passenger
'or Seattle Monday.
Orirtßoyce made a business trip
to Aracortes Wednesday.
Mrs. C. Kent of Lopez, was shop
ping in friday Harbor Wednesday.
For nicely furnished rooms go to
the Maple House. Prices reasonable.
Mrs. Sherman Strand was an out
bound passenger on the City of Ana
cortes Tuesday morning.
Louis Scribner has returned from
his Alaska trip. He says therfe is
no place like Alaska.
The holiday stock of children's
wagons, toys. etc.. is beginning to
appear at the of Sweets.
Rev. Walker, pastor of the M. E.
church, attended a district confer
ence at Bellingham the first of the
week.
FOR SALE—One Edison Phono
graph nearly new, with one hundred
records. Inquire at the Wireless
station.
Ira Nordyke, who has been in Al
aska for pome time, has been greet
ing old friends and acquaintances
the past few days.
The Ladies' Guild of the Presby
terian church will meet at the home
of Mrs. O. H. Culver Wednesday af
ternoon, October 16.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Nash started
yesterday morning for Seattle lor
two or three days' visit. Mrs. J. S.
Groll accompanied them.
Engineer Coffin was« passenger
on the City yesterday morning
bound for Seattle for a day # or two,
combining business with pleasure.
Mrs. Gertrude Malcom will receive
sewing in her horne —Children's clo
thes and house dresses a specialty.
Cottage, back of Sweeney & Allen'*.
Everybody is going to the Har
vest Home ball at Maddens corners
tonight. The finest time of the
season is anticipated by those who
are going.
J. W. Frits and T. T. Paxson af
tre a few hours at home, were pass
engers Tuesday morning for Orcas
island, where they will continue in
the fruit harvest.
Ihere were feur autos in Friday
Harbors main street atone time last
Saturday, and Photographer McCor
mick took a snap shot while the
street presented a metropolitan as
pect.
Reese Heycock of Seattle, the man
with the big auto seen on our
streets of late is visiting the Joshua
Wotton home. He makes the visit
each year and enjoys the outing,
hunting, etc.
The City of Anacortes Nmade a trip
to Anacortes Sunday to bring back
a scow load of lumber, which was
taken around to the west coa&t
for E. W. McGeary by Win. Jokles
with his boat Klatawa.
Rev. F. H. Walker, the new pas
tor of the M. E. chucrh, preached
his first sermons here Sunday morn
ing and evening to good congrega
tions. His family is expeted to ar
rive from Tacoma the first of next
week.
Van Sargent, Al. Coffelt, Jack
Geoghegan, Guy and Cecil
Carter visited their happy hunting
grounds last Saturday evening, re
turning Sunday evening with three
fine deer. They state, that not
withstanding the alleged ravages of
the Friday Harbor game hogs dur
the past few years, deer seem to be
plentiful on Orcas this season, they
having seen five, jumped two or
three more that they didn't see and
killed three in a few hours hunting
Sunday.
The Str. Rosalie Wednesday load
ed 27 tons of salmon—over a thou
sand cases—to be taken to Belling
ham, from where they will be ship
ped to New York. *She came back
to West Sound Wednesday night
and loaded 600 boxes of apples for
shipment to Alaska by way of Seat
tle. From West, Sound she came
back here, arriving at about 5 a. in.
Thursday, and loaded a large quan
tity of sal/non at the F. H. P. Co s.
cannery.
.Since being completely resningled
the Gene C. Gould residence is be
ing repainted and the i oof receiv
ing a second coating of pitch.
Arch Fleming brought in a pecu
liar specimen of potato yesterday.
It had grown so as to form a groop
—practically ten potatoes grown to
gether.
The socialist meeting at Odd fel
lows hall, Tuesday evening, was well
attended. E. Lux of Bellingham,
and Wm. Hogan, candidate for the
legislature from this county, gave
interesting talks.
The Eiler Music House of Belling
ham is inaugurating a piano cam
paign at this point at present, as
will be noticed by their advertise
ment on another page. The compa
ny is represented here by Mr. F. A.
Ellsworth.
The picture show was not ready
in all details for an entertainment
Wednesday night, though the films
were on hand and tested. Every
thing will be in readiness for Satur
day night, when a good performance
is promised.
Sheriff Boyce started yesterday
for Bellingham, in repsonse to a
message from the authorities there
to the effect that some parties were
being held in custody who were
caught on a' hunting trip on Orcas,
without any licences.
The Chas. Somers Co. of Seattle,
announc; another "island" sale
through their office. The sale is
to N. H. Clark of Seattle, of the
W. E. Sutherland (formerly La-
Plante) property, situated between
Orcas and West Sound, tin Orcas
island and containing about 60 acres
with improvements.. The consid
eration is not gi\eji. We under
stand Mr. Clark, witn his family,
will immediately occupy the place
and begin extended improvements.
Boston Tom Dead
Coroner Reed, accompanied by
Undertaker Harpst, She. iff Boyce
and Attorney Irwin, went to Orca's
island yesterday in reLponse to a
summons to hold an inquest over
the body of an old Indian known
as Boston lorn, who was found dead
in his cabin, at North Beach. He
had been suffering from pneumonia,
and neighbors had attended him.
but he had died unattended. The
remains were buried on the lot
where his cabin stood. He is spok
en of as the oldest resident of Orcas
island, having residence there when
the first white settler arrived.
The Humphrey Meeting
It is now arranged to have Con
gressman Humphrey arrive here in
time to give a talk this- (Friday)
afternoon, and then give a short
talk at Maddens corners at 7:30
before the Harvest Home dance be
gins. In case he does not arrrive
in time for the afternoon meeting,
he will proceed directly to the cor
ners.
Horseshoeing Rates Reduced
Having leased my father's black
smith shop. 1 am now ready for all
kinds of work and on account of
reduced cost of material, all shoeing
will hereafter be done for $2 .
2t Alfred McKay
Horseshoeing Rates Reduced
On account of reduced cost of ma
terial I announce the following cut
rates from this date, Oct. 11. Shoe
ing $2.00; resetting $1.00. A. D.
Con way. 2t. pd.
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the
Registration Book of Friday Harbor
Precinct No 2. outside of the corpo
rate limits of the city of Friday
Harbor will be closed on the 15th
day of October, 1912, at the hour
of 5 o'clock p. m. of that day. All
parties wishing to vote at the Gen
eral Election on November 5, 1912,
will please register before that date.
C. E. Hackett
Register Clerk
County clerk's office at court house.
No. 309
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
Order fixing time for bearing final account and
order to show cause why distribution should
not be made.
In the Superior Court of the State ol Washing
ton, for the County of San Juan.
In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Agusta Giffin, de
ceased. /
R,. E. MoVris, administrator of the estate of
Agusta Giffin, deceased, having filed in this
court his final account and petition for distribu
tion, and it appearisgr to the court that said pe
tition sets forth facts sufficient to authorize a
distribution of the residue ot said estate, it is
Ordered by the Court that all persons inter
ested in the estate of Agnsta Giftin, deceased,
be and appear before the said Superior Court at
the Court Room of the Probate Department in
the San Juan County Court House, at Friday
Harbor, Washington, on the 6th day of Novem
ber, 1912, at the hour of 9:30 o'clock a. m., then
and there to show cause, if any they have, why
said final account should not be allowed and an
order of distribution should not be made_of the
residue of said estate amongst the heir at heirs
entitled to the samV
It i* Further Ordered, that a copy of this order
be posted in three of the most public places in
San Juan county fora period ol four weeks prior
to said hearing, and to be published once a week
for four consecutive weeks before the date here
in fixed for hearing said final account and peti
tion for distribution in the San Juan Islander, a
weekly newspaper printed and published in San
Juan county and of general circulation therein.
Done in open court this irtd«yof October,i 9 «.
GEO A. JOINER,
Court Judge ,
Boys and girls—the first 50 call
ing at Eiler's music house--next to
Fredell's — Saturday, will be given
a bubble blower.
White Leghorn Pullets for Sale.
Genuine Tancred and Haven Heights
strain, 50c. and 75c each. Cock^r
es, $1.00 and $2.00 each. H. E.
Warner, Shaw island.
Tor Commissioner, 2nd Dist.
I hereby make formal announce-
ment of my candidacy for the office
of County Commissioner from the
2nd. Dist.. San Juan county, on the
Progressive ticket, subject to the
decision of the voters of San Juan
county at the election to be held on
the sth day of November, 1912.
Wm. H. Benson
East Sound, Sept. 18, 1912.
No. aoo
SUMMONS
In the Supeiior Court of the State ol Washing
ton, in and for the County ot San Juan.
Ida May Anderson, Plaintiff,
I ■ vs. ■ ■••■ •■ ■ ■' ■'
James A. Anderson, Defendant. ;,*;„•; |
The State of Washington to the said James A.
Anderson, defendant:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
sixty days after the date of the first publication
of this summons, to- wit: within sixty days after
the 23rd day ot August, 191 and defend the
above entitled action in the above entitled
Court,' and answer the complaint of the plain
tiff, and serve a copy of your answer upon the
undersigned attorney lor plaintiff at his office
below stated; and in case of your failure so to
do, judgment will be rendered against you ac
cording to the demand of the complaint, which
has been filed witn the Clerk of said court.
The object for which the above action is
brought is to obtain a divorce against the de
fendant for desertion and abandonment, and to
obtain the title to real and personal property.
JAMES H. NAYLOR. .
P.O. Address: Attorney for Plaintiff
Everett, Snohomish County, Wash.
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
In the Superior Court of the State, of Washing- j
ton, in and for San Juan County.
Jessie W. Baxter, Plaintiff,
vs.
Nellie Windon (nee Clifford).. George Windon,
her husband, and Thalia Clifford, Defend
ants. .»-.'"'
The State of Washington, to the said Nellie
Windon (nee Clifford), George Wiudon, her
husband, and Thalia Cliffoid, Defendants:
You are hereby summoned to appear within
sixty days after the date of the first publication
of this summons; to-wit, within sixty days after
the 16th day of August A.D. 1012, and defend the
above entitled action in the above entitled
Court, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff,
and serve a copy of your answer upon the un
dersigned attorneys for plaintiff at their office
below stated;'and in case of your failure so to do,
judgment will be rendered against you accord
ing to the demand of the complaint, which has
been filed with the Clerk of said Court.
The object of this action is to foreclose a lien
claimed by plaintiff on the following described j
land situate in San Juan County. State of Wash- |
ington, to-wit: Tracts Seven 171 and Eight iSI j
of the Plat of East Sound Five Acre Tracts, be- !
ing a sub-division of Lot Four J4I and -the West I
Hall of the Northeast Quarter of Section Thir
teen 1131, Townshi Thirty-seven 5371 North,
Range Two 121 West, W. M., for the sum of Thir
ty-six dollars i 536.001, with interest thereon at
six per cent per arm..m from June 10, 1906,
awarded plaintiff by that certain decree of the
above entitled court entered June 10, 1006, in
that certain partition suit entitled Jessie W.
Baxter, plaintiff, vs. Nellie Clifford, er al, de
fendants, said decree being recorded in Journal
3 at pages 519 to 521 of the records of said court;
and for taxes paid by plaintiff on said land since
the rendition of said decree, as specifically set
out in the complaint herein.
Peters & Powell,
P. O. Address: Plaintiff's Attorneys
546 New York Bldg.. Seattle, Wash.
First publication August 16th. iqi2
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needed cash lacking to promote immediate business. Good
trades, plenty of them offered. DO YOU CARE to consider
one? Ask us for particulars.
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| NO HUNTING
if or
J TRESPASSING
1 -< Allowed on BLaKGLEY
; ] San Juan Comity, during the i
1 1» 12 HUNTING SEASON.-
I By order of
PROPERTY OWNERS
U. S. GROLLI
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I Friday Harbor, Washington |
San Juan Meat
& Produce Co.
Hastings & Keik, Props.
Well Supplied with Beef, Pork and
Mutton
FAMILY TRADE A SPECIALTY
The Wants of Large Consumers
Attended to.
PRICES REASONABLE
And Satisfaction Guaranteed.
'dr. L. a. rudow
DENTIST
Office rooms: Bank Building, Friday
| Harbor. Hours 9 to 12 and 1 to 5.
San Juan Lodge F.&A.M.
| Meets on the first and third Wednesday
evenings of each month in Masonic halL
Visiting brethren cordially invited.
VAN E. SARGENT, W. M.
C. E. H \CKETT. Secy.